Jardine & Joseph to play last game in Carrier Dome

Since losing at Notre Dame in late January, Syracuse has won nine straight. Among those triumphs were a three-point overtime win over Georgetown, two-point victories over West Virginia and Connecticut, and a one-point squeaker at Louisville, which snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Cardinals.

The Cardinals would like nothing better than to exact revenge against Syracuse on a special day for the Orange's two leaders, and they'll be motivated. Louisville lost at home to South Florida, 58-51 on Wednesday night, the final home game for seniors Chris Smith, Kyle Kuric and Jared Swopshire.

Syracuse's C.J. Fair has other ideas.

"It (a win) is something we owe to our seniors," Fair said. "We just want to end the season strong going into the postseason."